IPPN’s 25th anniversary in 2025 provided an opportunity for the organisation to reflect on the achievements of the past, to re-imagine how our organisation can respond to and support the current and emerging needs of over 6,000 school leaders and to renew our commitment to shaping educational policy, practice and priorities into the future.
This re-imagining and renewing was undertaken through a robust process of developing Leading for Impact – IPPN’s Strategic Plan 2026-2030. In keeping with IPPN’s collaborative and solution-based approach to the work it does, input was sought from members and both internal and external stakeholders. The resulting strategy is based on the collective wisdom of school leaders, the considered feedback of respected stakeholders and both national and international research.
Leading for Impact – IPPN’s Strategic Plan 2026-2030 provides clarity around who we are, what we do, how we do it and why we do it. At this pivotal time in Irish education, it is vitally important that we are ready as an organisation to continue leading for impact by supporting, communicating, collaborating and evolving.
In challenging ourselves to deliver on the ambitious strategic objectives in this plan, IPPN aims to collaborate with our members and the wider education system to provide an environment in
which school leaders can flourish in their roles and lead vibrant schools ensuring improved outcomes for the children we serve. We will have an opportunity to showcase what is possible when IPPN hosts the European School Heads Association (ESHA) Biennial Conference in November 2027.